MckinleyRN

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1. How often does the nurse visit ?

   MckinleyRN replied to LaRN's topic in Home Health

   It depends on why I am seeing them. It is up to the case managing nurse to decide the pattern anyone skilled should be seen at least once a week any longer than that you need to question do they really need skilled nursing patterns can always be ad...

2. What are the contents of a Patient's chart? Nurses most used parts?

   MckinleyRN replied to newbiekenobe's topic in Student Assist

   The face sheet....You need it for everything......

3. What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

   MckinleyRN replied to northmississippi's topic in Medications

   simvastin, gabapentin, lovanox, heparin, inulins, mitrazipine....

4. Panicking about not being able to find a job!!

   MckinleyRN replied to marmbrusterRN's topic in General Nursing

   I am in Ohio as well if your willing to move what about florida? I have had several recruiters call me from there. I started in a SNF and got my year in it was hell but now I am happily working in home health and I love it! I now SNF is not the dr...

5. LTC is not "settling"

   MckinleyRN replied to joanna73's topic in Geriatric

   I went into LTC because that was the only setting I was able to get after graduating and I understand what you are saying I "settled" but I soon found out how much work it really is! I have learned so much there more than I would have in a hospital ...

6. what do I do? failed hesi have to settle for lpn!!

   MckinleyRN replied to ziggles's topic in LPN/LVN

   This is blowing my mind. Is the hesi tied into your grade andyou cant pass the course without it? I have never taken that test and I'm a rn. Is it like ati we took those and we had to take a final one that was 40% of our final grade so it was very im...

7. Do nurses still get signing bonuses?

   MckinleyRN replied to Idaho Murse's topic in General Nursing

   I got a 2,000 dollar sign on bonus that's pretty good around here especially with there being way more nurses than jobs....I graduated in may 09

8. How many residents do you care for Per Shift?

   MckinleyRN replied to NCIANurse's topic in Geriatric

   I have 2 jobs at my facility one is charge nurse and the other is RN supervisor. Some days Im on the floor some days Im in charge. It is a very large facility and working on the floor is exhausting to say the least. I work the 2:30-11 shift. I am...